donkey

英 [ˈdɒŋki]

美 [ˈdɑːŋki]

n.  驴

复数：donkeys　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7036 / COCA.9477

习惯用语

n.

donkey's years
• 很长时间
  a very long time
• We've known each other for donkey's years.
  我们已认识多年。
talk the hind leg off a donkey
• 唠叨个没完没了；喋喋不休
  to talk too much, especially about boring or unimportant things

牛津词典

noun

• 驴
  an animal of the horse family, with short legs and long ears. People ride donkeys or use them to carry heavy loads.

柯林斯词典

• 驴
  Adonkeyis an animal which is like a horse but which is smaller and has longer ears.
• PHRASE 很久;多年
  Fordonkey'syearsmeans for a very long time.
  1. I've been a vegetarian for donkey's years.
     多年以来我一直是个素食者。
  2. ...old iron mines that haven't been used in donkey's years.
     废弃已久的旧铁矿

英英释义

noun

• domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass
  Synonym:domestic assEquus asinus
• the symbol of the Democratic Party

双语例句

• No, he said he saw a donkey.
  没有，他说他看见了一只驴子。
• A mule is a hybrid whose parents are a horse and a donkey.
  骡是马和驴的杂交。
• He picked car took me to the store to buy Donkey Meat fire.
  他采摘了汽车把我带对商店买驴肉火。
• It is cruel of him to make the donkey carry such a heavy load.
  他真心狠，让驴驮这么重的东西。
• This old donkey is a good quiet mount for the children.
  对孩子们来讲这头老毛驴是一个良好而安静的坐骑。
• And what happens when you drink donkey's milk?
  而你吃完了驴奶会发生什么事？
• The donkey is a domesticated form of the African wild ass which has been used for thousands of years for carrying heavy loads.
  驴是非洲野驴的一种已驯化的品种，几千年来一直被用驮载重物。
• I was riding on my donkey.
  我骑着我的驴。
• This donkey can carry two sacks of grain.
  这头驴能驮两袋粮食。
• He threw the old cloth saddle across the donkey's back.
  他把旧布鞍搭在驴背上。